Alan J. Sexstone

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Alan J. Sexstone is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan J. Sexstone has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 10 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Alan J. Sexstone's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (6 papers). Alan J. Sexstone is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (6 papers). Alan J. Sexstone collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Alan J. Sexstone's co-authors include James M. Tiedje, Timothy B. Parkin, Niels Peter Revsbech, David D. Myrold, Joseph A. Robinson, Gary K. Bissonnette, Jeff Skousen, K. Garbutt, Robert Atlas and Joseph B. Yavitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Alan J. Sexstone

40 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Direct Measurement of Oxygen Profiles and Denitrification Rates in Soil Aggregates

1985 561 citations Alan J. Sexstone, Niels Peter Revsbech et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →
Denitrification: ecological niches, competition and survival

1983 514 citations James M. Tiedje, Alan J. Sexstone et al. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan J. Sexstone United States	21	988	938	906	679	490	40	2.7k
J. C. Germon France	21	1.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	757 1.1×	161 0.3×	28	3.5k
Catherine J. Watson United Kingdom	34	2.2k 2.3×	853 0.9×	1.7k 1.9×	523 0.8×	395 0.8×	81	3.3k
H. Bolton United States	30	1.7k 1.7×	1.0k 1.1×	597 0.7×	465 0.7×	146 0.3×	54	3.4k
Xia Zhu‐Barker United States	22	1.3k 1.3×	749 0.8×	632 0.7×	651 1.0×	282 0.6×	58	2.4k
Alan L. Wright United States	34	2.0k 2.0×	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	540 0.8×	297 0.6×	181	3.8k
Elke Schulz Germany	29	1.7k 1.7×	916 1.0×	516 0.6×	326 0.5×	239 0.5×	59	2.9k
D. Scholefield United Kingdom	36	1.5k 1.5×	824 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	230 0.3×	286 0.6×	118	3.4k
Gunnar Börjesson Sweden	31	1.3k 1.3×	719 0.8×	751 0.8×	310 0.5×	979 2.0×	64	3.3k
R. Chaussod France	21	2.4k 2.4×	1.2k 1.3×	785 0.9×	721 1.1×	231 0.5×	32	3.8k
Lars Elsgaard Denmark	36	1.7k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	985 1.1×	578 0.9×	316 0.6×	144	4.0k

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Sexstone, Alan J., et al.. (2015). Soil biochemical properties in brown and gray mine soils with and without hydroseeding. SOIL. 1(2). 621–629. 23 indexed citations

Sexstone, Alan J., et al.. (2015). Soil biochemical properties after six years in amended brown and gray mine soils in West Virginia. 2 indexed citations

Sexstone, Alan J., et al.. (2011). Relationships among Contrasting Measurements of Microbial Dynamics in Pasture and Organic Farm Soils. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2011. 1–10. 4 indexed citations

Sexstone, Alan J., et al.. (2007). Bacterial preferences of the bacterivorous soil nematode Cephalobus brevicauda (Cephalobidae): Effect of bacterial type and size. Pedobiologia. 51(1). 55–64. 48 indexed citations

Sexstone, Alan J., et al.. (2004). Heterotrophic Community‐Level Physiological Profiles of Domestic Wastewater Following Treatment by Small Constructed Subsurface Flow Wetlands. Water Environment Research. 76(5). 468–473. 18 indexed citations

Bissonnette, Gary K., et al.. (2003). Fate of physical, chemical, and microbial contaminants in domestic wastewater following treatment by small constructed wetlands. Water Research. 37(4). 921–927. 155 indexed citations

Derk, Raymond C., Jeffrey S. Karns, & Alan J. Sexstone. (2003). Detection of a Methylcarbamate Degradation Gene in Agricultural Soils Using PCR Amplification of Bacterial Community DNA. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 34(3-4). 393–406. 6 indexed citations

Garbutt, K., et al.. (2001). Treatment of Domestic Wastewater by Three Plant Species in Constructed Wetlands. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 128(3-4). 283–295. 203 indexed citations

Sexstone, Alan J., Jeff Skousen, D. K. Bhumbla, et al.. (1999). Iron Removal from Acid Mine Drainage by Wetlands. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation. 1999(1). 609–620. 2 indexed citations

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Forney, Larry J., et al.. (1996). Evidence for Acquisition in Nature of a Chromosomal 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/(alpha)-Ketoglutarate Dioxygenase Gene by Different Burkholderia spp. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62(7). 2457–2463. 37 indexed citations

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Biggs, Alan R., Tara A. Baugher, Alan R. Collins, et al.. (1994). Comparison of Corn and Fescue Rotations on Pathogenic -Nematodes, Nematode Biocontrol Agents, and Soil Structure and Fertility on an Apple Replant Site. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 4(4). 39–56. 4 indexed citations

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Bissonnette, Gary K., et al.. (1993). Mobility and enhanced biodegradation of a dilute waste oil emulsion during land treatment. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 12(1). 13–20. 5 indexed citations

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Sexstone, Alan J., et al.. (1990). Production of methane and ethylene in organic horizons of spruce forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 22(2). 135–139. 51 indexed citations

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Sexstone, Alan J., Timothy B. Parkin, & James M. Tiedje. (1988). Denitrification response to soil wetting in aggregated and unaggregated soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 20(5). 767–769. 55 indexed citations

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Turick, Charles E., Alan J. Sexstone, & Gary K. Bissonnette. (1988). Freshwater mussels as monitors of bacteriological water quality. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 40(3-4). 449–460. 11 indexed citations

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Parkin, Timothy B., Alan J. Sexstone, & James M. Tiedje. (1985). Adaptation of Denitrifying Populations to Low Soil pH. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 49(5). 1053–1056. 119 indexed citations

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Sexstone, Alan J., Niels Peter Revsbech, Timothy B. Parkin, & James M. Tiedje. (1985). Direct Measurement of Oxygen Profiles and Denitrification Rates in Soil Aggregates. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 49(3). 645–651. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sexstone, Alan J., Timothy B. Parkin, & James M. Tiedje. (1985). Temporal Response of Soil Denitrification Rates to Rainfall and Irrigation. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 49(1). 99–103. 186 indexed citations

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Tiedje, James M., Alan J. Sexstone, Timothy B. Parkin, & Niels Peter Revsbech. (1984). Anaerobic processes in soil. Plant and Soil. 76(1-3). 197–212. 212 indexed citations

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Tiedje, James M., Alan J. Sexstone, David D. Myrold, & Joseph A. Robinson. (1983). Denitrification: ecological niches, competition and survival. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 48(6). 569–583. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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